Brandin Cooks

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(10-29-2020, 08:57 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: While I think Cooks would be a nice vertical threat to complement Boyd and Higgins, there is no way you give away your borderline future HOF WR, AND two draft picks.  The draft picks next season will be even more valuable since there are a lot of cap questions and teams in cap jeopardy.  The Texans wouldn't get anything by taking Green, who is only under contract this season.  

I would consider offering a single fourth round pick for Cooks.  That's it.  You might say they would never do it and that is fine, but where the Bengal's fourth round pick is likely to slot, that is pretty high compensation.  The Texans are going to need a lot of picks to fix what O'Brien did there.

I would just let AJ walk after this season, unless he signs a very team-friendly deal that the team can get out of after two years and maybe $7 million per year.  I think he and his agent will be unrealistic with what they perceive as his value.  He won't get more than that elsewhere, either.  He has played well the past couple weeks, but he is a far cry from being the $18 million per year player he was prior.  

"Give away"... he's gone after this year anyway. I specifically mentioned that the Green inclusion is mostly for a money transfer. I don't know how much Spain is getting from the Bengals if he does sign here, so there's cap limits to be considered. Also the Texans can trade him before the deadline for a later round pick most likely, and if not he's off their books after this year.

If you let AJ walk after this season, you're literally giving him away (to FA) for nothing. He's not going to sign for $7m/yr. That's would put him between Cole Beasley and Marquise Goodwin. He's not a $18m/yr player, agreed, but he's not Marquise Goodwin or Cole Beasley.

The Texans gave up a 2nd (and got back a 4th) for Cooks just this last offseason. He's a low-1/extremely high-2 WR who's still in his prime and is due zero guaranteed dollars over the next 3 years. You're have to give up something decent if you want something decent.